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A Picture of Freedom

Author: Patricia C. McKissack


Students Reading This Book:

Emma, Anna, Colin, Aidan, Alyssa

Anthony, and Seth!

Characters:Clotee, Aunt Tee, wook, missy ,uncle herb ,miz lilly, master henley ,rufus ,Bob ,Spicy ,wiliam,Aggie,Hince, mr.harms, the one eyed man, Baby Noah, waith


Inferences: I think that she isn't that old because she used the word "sees" somone would find out about her diary. if her mom died from being a slave,what happened to her dad? Did her dad die before her mom? Spicy and Clotee are going to be friends. Clotee will tell Spicy her secrets. That Rufus studies the bible on master henleys bible. Clotee will tell spicy and spicy will tell the master about it.We think that "tryin' to win a point" means that you want their points of vew.I think that on the title "a picture of freedom" clotee will keep writing the word "freedom" to get the picture of freedom in her head. spicy and hince are going to start dating.miz lizzy is going to make them get married so they get more slaves. WILLIAM WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO WALK AGIAN!Mr.harms will help Clotee.Since harriet tubman will come save them.


New Learning:ryemeSpicys Clumsey. Rufus is the field boss of the cotton field. Hince is a slave. Slaves don't get breaks or days off.olny field slaves get days off when it rains or sunday.Rufus is a slave and he watches slaves do work. Hinces dad might be master he nley.They don't wear shoes. They have dogs to chase slaves if they run away!!!they only get a week with the baby. Clotee can write and she can also imagine them to. That clotee and spicy have the same storie of what happened to their mom. hince made a hat for clotee. rufus,wook,aggie and the baby ran away.Mr.harms knows Clotees secret. spicy and clotee want to runaway.there is conducters on the underground railroad. CLOTEE FOUND A PICTURE OF FREEDOM AND IT WAS A PICTURE OF HER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Questons:

Why would they tell them the runaways were dead if they really weren't dead? Why are the masters paying waith if he's suposed to be a slave?Why wouldn't rufus trust Mr. harms? What does "stone her to death" mean?